Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Jazz Legend Freddie Hubbard Dies


American bebop, hard bop and post bop jazz trumpeter, Freddie Hubbard, famous for his contribution to the early-sixties Blue Note sound, has died at the age of 70 after succumbing to complications from a heart attack he suffered last month.
Hubbard played on more than 300 recordings, and collaborated with jazz legends including Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane.
obit HERE

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